The EPA routinely fails to fully monetize the costs versus the benefits of their regulations.

the unfortunate part for my consumers living in South Dakota is that they purchase their power from the States around them, which are going to have to have increases in costs passed on to them.

Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the 104th National Day of the Republic of China, Taiwan, to take place on October 10, 2015. As a longstanding supporter of Taiwan, I believe the occasion of its National Day is an appropriate time…

Mr. President, Democrats have spent a lot of time lately talking about the importance of keeping the government open. Well, the Senate Republicans couldn't agree more. We know Congress has a responsibility to ensure that our Nation's…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It sounds like a bureaucratic mess to me.

You know, a lot of the folks that work for you right now, good, hardworking individuals that provide good professional services, they do not start out with a program in which you have trained them to begin with.

It would appear that it does a lot to help deliver health care long term to the rural parts of the country.

Madam President, first, I thank my colleague from Arizona for leading and also for his leadership for working, on a bipartisan basis, with Members from the other side of the aisle to really accomplish something to produce a result. What I…

If I could just make one final point, this is a classic example of when we concentrate on the areas of agreement and find the areas of agreement that unite us, as opposed to exploiting the divisions. Again, this is a perfect example of…

Mr. President, I come today to the floor first to thank the Senator from Tennessee for taking my call last night as we discussed his objection to extending this, which, from my standpoint, for the many reasons my college from Wisconsin…

Mr. President, I rise on a subject of urgency and importance to our Nation's economy. The looming deadline for implementing a new railroad safety technology known as positive train control, or PTC, could soon wreak havoc on our Nation's…

Mr. President, yesterday South Dakotans were saddened to learn that former South Dakota Gov. Walter Dale Miller passed away on Monday evening. Governor Miller served as South Dakota Governor for just 20 months-- from April 1993 to January…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Walter Dale Miller

Mr. President, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Reverend Bill Vanderbush for serving as guest chaplain of this body today. When I was a little girl living on a ranch in South Dakota, every Sunday morning, my dad would load us up in a big Oldsmobile…

this is a pretty important economic decision, isn't it?

You understood the significance of it.